Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), one of the two covered bridges in Luzern, Switzerland. Behind is the large Wasserturm (Water Tower).

This is a ten-image stitch. I must have taken dozens of photos of this bridge and a similar (but older one, which is “behind” you from where this was taken) bridge but you can hardly blame me when it’s such a picturesque view. In fact, it’s supposely the most photographed monument in the country, which is hard to believe given some of the other things around Luzern, let alone Switzerland.

What I like about this bridge is that even though the style old the style of construction (see the concrete pillars) is new. This is because of a fire which destroyed quite a bit of the bridge. All the builders cared about was making it feel like the old bridge; they don’t care if it’s exactly the same — it’s the feel that’s important.

Luzern has such a nice feel about it too; it feels like the air is clean (the water most certainly is), the place feels small even though it’s large enough to be considered a city and there is a definite country feel about the place even though it’s definitely quite urban.

And that doesn’t even take into consideration the huge lake and massive mountains surrounding the place.

As we drove to Warrnambool on the first day of our Adelaide Road Trip, I spotted a quaint bridge right beside the building in this shot.

I pulled over the car at the first available opportunity and we took a short stroll back to the area I’d seen from the road. As we were walking toward the bridge I set down my camera and tripod, and snapped a few various shots.

As I did so, I noticed the boat house — at least that’s what I think it is — and started framing rural-style shots around it instead. Closer shots of the bridge and building weren’t to be, however, as the rain started falling incredibly heavily just moments after this. We ran back to the car, with me hiding the camera under my jumper but with a somewhat humourous tripod bouncing along from under my jumper.

After a moment’s rest we pulled back onto the road and the rain stopped. Typical.

I tried a few different angles and focus points for this one.  There are none that I’d call “perfect” because I wasn’t able to get closer.  But I do like this one with the reeds in the foreground; I think it makes the scene feel more “rural”.